Mr. Speaker, the answer to my NDP colleague's question is simple: governments represent the Canadian federal state.
Governments need to answer for decisions that were made, no matter what colour tie the party in power was wearing when the decisions were made.
That is why today we are asking all 308 representatives in the House of Commons to stand and apologize for what the government at the time did in the name of the Canadian state. The government was responsible for the decisions of the Canadian state concerning the Forillon expropriations.
That is why we are asking the members of the House to act humanely and make sure their hearts are in the right place.